“An Interview with Matt Burgess”, Bookslut
“Later this month, Doubleday will publish Dogfight, A Love Story, the first novel by Matt Burgess. Dogfight follows a drug dealer through a difficult weekend, involving Russian gangsters, dog-napping, pill-popping, beat cops, arcade games, and numerous instances of gunfire, theft, and murder. More importantly, though, Dogfight explores the complex inner lives of an entire community — Jackson Heights, Queens — as distilled through the experiences of its protagonist, Alfredo Batista.
Over e-mail, Bookslut discussed Dogfight with Matt Burgess, who I have known for many years, and whose work, believe me, deserves the highest praise. No wonder Barnes & Noble chose him for their ‘Discover Great New Writers’ program. Matt and I talked about a number of academic matters, including Big Trouble in Little China, fake moustaches, Kevin Costner, Mario and Luigi, Burt Reynolds, submarines, and Nightmare on Elm Street.”
-bookslut.com
“Uncle Janice Explores the Pressures on an Undercover Cop” from The Takeaway, WNYC Studios
“Today’s installment in The Takeaway’s ‘Beyond the Badge’ series features a fictional story about an NYPD cop struggling with her boss’s philosophy of policing by the numbers.”
– wnycstudios.org
“Watching the Detectives: An Interview with Matt Burgess,” Tin House
